Open game expected at Molineux Stadium: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Molineux Stadium (30852 seats)

With their 4 point lead in the league standings, Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters expect to see their beloved team collect maximum points from this match vs Leeds United.

Insights:
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Premier League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

5 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Premier League, have to build on here at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League.

The fans are hoping that Wolves will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Newcastle United (placed 5th). Sá had a busy but productive day in the Newcastle United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Before that, Wolverhampton Wanderers had a home game versus Tottenham Hotspur which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wolves have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Wolverhampton Wanderers here at Molineux Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). Wolverhampton Wanderers have conceded 15 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Leeds United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leeds United so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Leeds has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

There were no winners in Leeds United's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 7th). Midfielder Harrison was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Harrison scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

A 0-1 defeat away at Chelsea before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Leeds playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Leeds United wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

As for defending, Leeds United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Leeds United - Wolves 2-1 was the story when this pair of teams last did battle, earlier this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two squads are: six wins for Wolverhampton Wanderers, one draw and three wins for Leeds United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedR. Moreno Machado
R. Moreno Machado
10 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersR. Da Silva Neves
R. Da Silva Neves
5 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersD. Castelo Podence
D. Castelo Podence
5 goals

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Leeds United missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
7 5 3 Won W 0 1 5
6 2 0 Drew D 0 3 8
14 6 2 Lost L 5 9 13
20 10 3 Scored S 4 13 31
37 15 5 Conceded C 11 24 42
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
67% 46% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 65%
41% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 54% 54%
7% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 35%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 15%
37% 15% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 54%
26% 46% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
44% 46% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 46% 38%
 
4.8 5.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.4
5.1 5.7 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 5 4.6
2 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 11.2 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 11.8 12.3
3.3 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.5 3.9
22% 21% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 30%
 
14 14.4 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.1 13.3
4.2 3.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Premier League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 27 21 3 3 62 25 13 10 2 1 34 16 14 11 1 2 28 9 37 66
2 Manchester City 27 19 4 4 67 25 13 11 1 1 43 13 14 8 3 3 24 12 42 61
3 Manchester United 26 15 5 6 41 35 13 9 3 1 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 27 6 50
4 Tottenham Hotspur 27 15 3 9 49 37 14 10 0 4 29 16 13 5 3 5 20 21 12 48
5 Newcastle United 25 11 11 3 37 18 13 7 5 1 21 9 12 4 6 2 16 9 19 44
6 Liverpool 26 12 6 8 47 29 13 9 3 1 34 9 13 3 3 7 13 20 18 42
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 11 6 7 45 31 12 6 2 4 21 11 12 5 4 3 24 20 14 39
8 Fulham 27 11 6 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 20 13 5 2 6 17 17 1 39
9 Brentford 25 9 11 5 40 33 13 7 5 1 27 13 12 2 6 4 13 20 7 38
10 Chelsea 26 10 7 9 27 26 12 6 3 3 14 8 14 4 4 6 13 18 1 37
11 Aston Villa 26 10 5 11 32 39 13 6 2 5 20 19 13 4 3 6 12 20 -7 35
12 Crystal Palace 26 6 9 11 21 33 14 4 5 5 12 18 12 2 4 6 9 15 -12 27
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 7 6 14 20 37 13 5 2 6 10 15 14 2 4 8 10 22 -17 27
14 Nottingham Forest 26 6 8 12 21 47 13 5 5 3 17 15 13 1 3 9 4 32 -26 26
15 Everton 27 6 7 14 20 38 14 5 2 7 12 16 13 1 5 7 8 22 -18 25
16 Leicester City 26 7 3 16 37 46 13 3 3 7 16 17 13 4 0 9 21 29 -9 24
17 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 24 34 13 5 3 5 17 14 13 1 3 9 7 20 -10 24
18 AFC Bournemouth 26 6 6 14 25 51 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 2 2 9 12 35 -26 24
19 Leeds United 26 5 8 13 31 42 13 4 5 4 18 18 13 1 3 9 13 24 -11 23
20 Southampton 26 6 4 16 20 41 12 2 3 7 11 19 14 4 1 9 9 22 -21 22

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